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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09
MERRIMAC and MONITOR
Story Of One of the Great Naval
Engagements of the World.
A FAMOUS SUNDAY FIGHT.
The Gray Bearded Pilot of the Merri
mae Describes the Battle.

The Confederate Ram Merrirnac Accom-
plished Greater Work Of Destruction
in Single Ealf Day Than Amy Other
War Vessel Ever EUilt-But She Could
Not Whip Capt. John Ericsson's Mon
itor-BattIe of The Iron CIads. March
0, 1862.
On the shores at the mouth of the blue
Chesapeake this time Of year the air is mild
as June. Salt breeze and pine forest mingle
and give it bracing fragrance. Fig trees and
fringy cape myrtles live outdoors the year
around. 1t is one of the most delightful
spots of the earth Visitors to Old Point
Comfort and Fortress Monroe linger on day
after day. Travellers stopping at the great
hotel east of the fortress sit hour by hour III
the verandas Anon they change and take a
sail over the bright waters with the captain.
Everybody calls him tie captain He is a
hale, gray bearded man with keen eye and ?
strong frame. He has been about the CiIesa-
peake and Norfolk bay more years than a
good many of our readers have lived Year
after year, too, while the loiterers sit and
gaze now at the blue sky, now at the SOFTLY
rolling breakers which are even as blue they
ask the captain to tel them the story Of the
Merrimac and the Monitor fight.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09
A DMINIsTRATOR's NOTICE.

Estate of Sampson Il Raymer, Dsceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed Ad-
ministrstor, with the will suneNed. 81 the estate
OF Sampson II. Raymer, late Of the county Of Rock
Island, state Of Illinois, deceased. hereby gives
notice that he will appear before the county court
OF Rock Island county at the office of the clerk
of said court, in the city of Rock Island, at The
April term, on the Third Monday in April
next, at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested 10
attend for the purpose of having the sameadi ust-
ed. All persons indebted to said estate are re
quested TO make immediate payment TO the IN
dersigned
Dated this 22d day Of February A. H.. Iss7
WILLIAM W. ELLIOTT.
Administrator, with the VIII annexed.
PIEtsANTs y HURST, Au'ys for Admir-
feb 23-diW
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

The little Monitor followed in her wake,
and when the Merrimac turned her iron beaK
forward, there was the cheese box directly
between her and the Minnesota. The stern
guns of the Minnesota opened on the ram,
but she was invuinerable II her sides had
been perpendicular, some of the fifty great
shots which struck her from Capt Van
Brunt'S guns on the Minnesota. must have
penetrated her.
As the ram approached, the little Moni-
tors tuITet guns began to revolve and fire
Tie ram answered with tremendous broad
side. One conical shot from the huge Arm
strong gun penetrated the Monitors turiet
part way, but the bolt broke off and re-
manned sticking between the bars of railroad
iron, bent and fattened The relic is still
preserved Other shot from the ram flew
around and over the Monitor without effect
The little raft steamed around and around
her ponderous foe, seeking point of attack.
But there was none. They pounded at each
Other tremendously, neither hurting the
ether
The Merrimac, finding she had made 80 inl-
preston on the Monitor, turned her guns onct
more upon the Merrimac and made savage
attack, which told terribly. At that moment
the little Monitor steamed up and placed her
self between the ram aud the Minnesota. The
Merrimac changed her position and once more
the big ram and the little turret ship grappled.
The Merrimac grounded and the Mime
sofa trained her guns directly upon her
She got aAoat and turned towards Norfolk
the Monitor after her
Suddenly the Merrimac turned ike an ami
NAL mGddened and headed with all her forcs
directly at the Monitor, seeking to run heI
down. The iron beak grated over the Level
deck, and the little raft came up serenely
ready for fight again. The Merrimac was
more damaged than her antagonist. One
heavy shot penetrated the armor of the ram
There was more maneuvering and more can
nonading at close quarters, when suddenly
the firing ceased
The Merlimac and her attendant feet
headed up the bay. At the same tine to,
Monitor turned and steamed down the bay
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09
MERRIfAC AND MONITOR.
From "Lossing's Civil War 7

The captain was the pilot of the Me,rimac
that day of Hampton roads. March 8, 1862
The Merrimac was fine new steam fligate
When the United States officer. Commodore
McCauley, set fire 10 his own governments
navy yard at Norfolk and burned the ships.
the Merri,nac was among those fired and lctt
to consume. This was April q, 1851
But the Merrinac was not entirely de
stroyed, She was burned TO the copper line
Then she sank. To raise her again, to fit her
out as war vessel, was not a task of very
great difficulty for the Confederate govern
ment. Her exterior pattern WIS changed
somewhat. In armor plating her. and other
wise fitting her for naval warfare. the Con
feierates affixed 10 her bows Il long. powerful
iron beak. In brief, when the raftting va
done. and the Merrimac was turned our
of the Norfolk or Portsmouth navy
yard she became tie steam ram Vii
ginia. the terror Of every United S5ate-
ship afcat. Steanling up, head on. she VA
able 10 send her long. srordfish bsak eiashii,.
through the sides of the strongret wooden
snip 1ni@, atIdfhHlg vessels one Mt q time,
the Virginia was prepared 10 vanquish III,
whole United States navy and commercial
marine What is more. she had been fitted
up in the United States governments owl.
navy yard, Of good iron and steel belonging
TO the nation
The new pattern given 10 her was the idea
of Lieut.. John NJ Brooks. himself United
States naval officer who had taken the Confei
crate side. The battering ram or falls bow *
tended out ahead of her 80 feet She had tive
powerful engines below the water I1re. Her
roof and sides were covered with oak over two
feet thick. and upon this was plated IRON
inches through. The ram III front was also
composed of oak and iron. The vessel was
armed with several great guns for those dav-.
carrying shot Of from - - l0G pounds. and a
12opound she'll
Such was The ram Virginia She is better
known, however. the world over, by h-l foI
mer name, the Merrima-, and that Is tb-
name which will b. used Ill this story.
Last but not least, she was directed by *
United States officers meI. who had bee,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

'tti- hri- lht-F were W.
steam frigates Minnesota and Roanoke, aud
the sailing frigates Cumberland and Congress
The appearance OF the MeIrimac had come to
he looked on as something Of joke Van
Brunt, captain of the Minnesota, wrote hoi
I'VE are tired Of waiting foi the Mefrnia.,
and wish she would come out"
He had his wish presently to his heart :,
content
Hampton roads is an inlet of Chesapeak.
bay, between Fortress Monroe, and NnriotI;
The James river empties into it al=o til
Elizabeth, on which the navy yard lies Til.
bay OF lndentatiOn gets lts iIaIiie Of roads p"
or Toadstead for ships, on account of its
depth of water. being scarcely anywhere les
than tweity-threr feet Ii is about five mile,
across.
The Federal vessels lay about the roads l,ot
very near together
The Minnesota and the Roanoke were her.
near Fortress Monroe. the Cumberland and
Congress were uif yOnder south neal the
mouth of the Elizabeth river, -" saws the CAP
tain
About noon, Saturday, March s. the Fed
eral lookouts saw something coming down
the Elizabeth river. It was, in fact, three
'hihES' thVS 1t
was three steamers Two of them were ordi.
nary gunboats The other was queer looking
craft, appearing lih. the roof of barn steam
ing down stream. Was this the Merriuaci
The little fleet clme steaming down the river
and out into the roads Quickly the Mime
sofa and the Roanoke made ready to meet
the newcomers The queer craft was the
Merrimac at last The Roanoke had broken
shaft She had TO be towed out into the
water by tugs
1t does not take long to tell the story Of
what followed The Minnesota grounded
out of range of the Virginia, and could not
be got off. It was ebb tide Presently the
Roanoke grounded at the stern. The United
States navy was not worth much more then
than it is now
The Congress and Cumberland were an
cbored nearest to the coming monitor as she
steamed out of Elizabeth river
There was some exchange of shots as the
Merrimac came booming on. One shot from
her disabled several gunners on the Cumber
land. The Cumberland was swung broadside
across the channel The Merrimac went at
her straight as an arrow and rammed her
IRON beak into the Cumberlands side A
great opening was made and water poured in
a torrent into the Cumberland Then the
Merrlmac opened fire. Every shot hit the
mark, and the decks of the wooden ship were
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09
GUARDIANS NOTICE.

roe Ro1k Is + and ,hi' County. $
In the Comfy Court, to the March Term, A. H..
1857.
To all persons concerned: PubiC notice s here
by given that the undersigned guardian of Nellie
K. Swecker and Arthur B. SxeckeT, minor child
rem Of California Navsda SweCkCr deceased. has
filed in the Office of the clerk Of the county court
of Rock Island county and state Of Illinois a pc
ition for an order for the sale of the follow ing
described real estate belonging to said minors
situate, lying and being in the county of Rock
Island and state of Illinois, and described fol
lows. to-wit: The undivided one-eighth tls) Of
the north one hundred tl00l acres Of the north
west quarter "a OF section fourteen ga, in
township sixteen tl6), rance Ave 81 west, aud
that said petition will be heard on the first day o
the said March term. A ID 1887, to he begun on
the Second Monday of March, A. D., 1887, or as
soon thereafter as counsel may be heard. at which
time and place YOU can appear and object 10 said
petition II You zee fiji so 10 do.
Dated February 10th, 1887.
CHARLES II. SToDnARD,
Guardian Of Nellie L. Swecker and Arthur Il.
Swecker, minors.
SWEENEY & WALKER, sol'rs for Petitioner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

soon covered with dead and injured In
three quarters of an hour the mortallv hurt
ship went down in fifty-four feet of water,
carrying dead, dying and wounded with her
Some were picked up in boats from the shore
and few swan to land. The Cum
berland's topnast showed above wa
ter, with her flag still flying 1t was
the turn Of the Congress next. The
two companion gunboats of the Merrimac
had attacked her. Seeing the fate of the
Cumberland, Lieut. Pendergast, commander
of the Congress, ran her aground by means
of tugs i'll order to prevent the Mer1imac
from sinking her. The Merrimac, after sink
ing the Cumberland began pouring shot into
the Congress The aim of the Confeierates
was marvelously accurate The firing from
the CONGRESS had no effect on the Merriuac's
slOping IRON sides.
At 40 Lieut.. Pendergast seeing all was
over. hauled down the stars and stripes, and
ran up white flag in token of surrender.
The COufederates sent tug TO take formal
possession.
But the Congress was under shelter of the
Union batteries at Newport News, and they
opened fire and drove the tug off 1t is said
wv tiit lltt SOC tic NHilC 1utiL ttlt
Merrimac poured red hot shot into the poor
old ship again. Presently she left her and
bore down upon the Minnesota.
In this interval, the crew of tine Congress,
what there were left of them, escaped to
shore in the boats Next morning of the 4:;4
brave men aud true who had composed her
crew, only half answered to their names at
roll call The rest were killed, wounded and
missing.
There had come into Hampton Roads on
Friday March &. the naval ship st Law
renee, a saier, Seeing how the battle was go
ing, she had herself towed toward the
grounded Minnesota, and presently she her
sell grounded Together the two helpless
vessels waited the onslaught of the iron
bcaked monster. There seems to have
been inexplicable ignorance of the channels
on tie part of the Federal pilots. The Roa-
noke, the Minnesota and the St Lawrence
all ran aground.
The st Lawrence fired broadsde at the
Nerrinlac. which did not the slightest harm
The MerTimac fired one single she'll at the St
Lawrence. It went through the wooden ship
like a bolt of lightning Then the st. Law
renee. hors du combat. stole off like o
whipped animal up toward Fortress Monroe
1t was getting dark The ram and her at
tcnGant gunboats drew off from the fight and
steamed to Sewelrs point, where they
anchored. The hot shot the ram had thrown
last into the Congress had been for tie Dur
pose OF setting fire to her This object was
accomplished. The battered ship burned to
the waters edge About midnight the fires
reached her powder magazine, when she
blew up with a tremendous roar, and that
vas the end Of the Congress
Harper Pictorial History says of the Mer-
Einac. No vessel that ever f1oated had ever
done Sc great a work in single half day.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09
4 DEMONSTRATORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

OF REAL ESTATE
STATE or ILLINOIS,
County Of Rock Island,
In the County Court Of the February FERN, A. d.
1887
Edward Murrin, Administrator Of the estate Of
John Murrin, deceased vs. Jane Mnrrin, Bridg-
ct Cunningham, Michael Munin, Ann Convict
Bridget Murrin. Jane Marin. John Nurrin. Ann
Naturalization &c sell real estate To paw debts
In pursuance Of an order of said court made and
entered in said cause on the 2lst day OF February
A. d. 1887, in said term. notice i hereby given
that on Tuesday the 22d day OF March, D..
1887, Al the hour of two O'Clock in the afternoon.
at the north ioor of the cOnrt house in the city Of
Rock Island in said county, the undersigned, Ed
ward Murrin, administrator aforesaid. will sell
at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash in
hand the following described premises to wit: a
lot in the city of Rock Island county of Rock Isl
and aud state Of Illinois, 'front.' Thirty feet on
Twenty first street and extending One Hundred
feet on Third avenue, known as rub lot ten t10l
block fourteen (i4l in Spencer Il Cases addition
TO Rock Island
Dated this aist day Of February. \ u. 1857.
EDWARD MURRIN.
Administrator Of the estate Of John Murrin, de-
ceased.
P.o'MARA, Atty for administrator
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

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to Nv ards Fortress
Monroe That eas
the end of the Ia
mons duel hetve eli
the NIeri.i'nl,. ar,l
the Monitor.
I ,,,,,+ W.,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

james &. Richardson. Custom HOuse, New Or
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How MY Side Aches.

From the bench and the counter
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

among the bravest
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uiander was Capt.
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The N crFimac
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tongue OF ruuof
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ton roads watching
hAr- They Mnrn tn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

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She had DESTROYED
two powerful YES
sells, carrying three
times her number
Of men, and fully
six times her weight
of armament. The
Federal vessels lost
quite go men that
Sth of March, 1869,
i h E Confederates
only 10. Would
the terrible Merri
mac come back
next morning and
destroy tba NIiDua
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09
100 Doses One Dollar.
TAX SALE NOTICE.


State of Illinois. Rock Island County-ss
To T. } Long, Timothy EnTight. the unknown
owners and all others interested: You are here
by notified that the following lands situated in
the county Of Rock leland and state Of Illinois, To-
wit Al of the southeast fri section % 81 east.
on island; all of the northeast section "a, q. .
east on island all Of the fri northwest section
"a. 81. . east on island. assessed to T. j. Long
lot !. nw1s, swl4 snd lot >, sw'4 sw', all in sec
tion 25. range -, east assessed To unknown I;
also lots and 10 in block %, Brigham's addition
cordoya H.. was s)ld st the collectors sale on
June ilth and 18th, 1885 respectively for the tax
aud costs and special asses due the state
of Illinois and the county of Rock Island for the
year 1884 to NJ W. Burgh, snd afterwards assign
ed tn the undersigned. except lots and 10. IN
block 49, Brigham's ADDITION To Cordova, III,
which was sold 10 the undersigned. aud that the
time Of redemption from said sales VIII expire on
the 18th day Of June, 1887 and the time Of rvlemp
ton on the last named lois will expire on June
18th, 1897. D. ZIMMERMAN
Cordovg, III. March = 1885, ct
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1t is strange that poverty bears up so
well. considering that there are SO many
people struggling with it-B0stOn Trans
cript.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-09

It must make Gar Alexander turn
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script.